CVE-2023-1843

moderate-risk
Published 2023-06-09

The Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized permalink structure update due to a missing capability check on the permalink_setup function in versions up to, and including, 3.3.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the permalink structure.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Wpmet

References (6)

Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform/trunk/plugin.php#L544
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471/
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5db00eb6-3e05-42fa-bb8...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metform/trunk/plugin.php#L544
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2907471/
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5db00eb6-3e05-42fa-bb8...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal